Archive for April 2011

SEGA just recently announced details of Sonic Generations, which is in development to celebrate Sonic the Hedgehog’s 20th Anniversary. Delivering the definitive gaming experience for Sonic fans old and new, Sonic Generations sees Sonic the Hedgehog playable as both the much loved classic 1991 character, and the modern day video game hero he has become [...]

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EA SPORTS officially unveiled the first-look at NCAA Football 12 with a glimpse at new rendering techniques and a few visual enhancements.  Jean Adams, Art Director introduced fans to NCAA Football 12 in an explanatory video and comprehensive blog highlighting some of the technical art innovations featured this year, including (but not limited to): 3-Dimensional Grass Dreadlocks [...]

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We have a new trailer today for Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation – the second DLC pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops. The trailer goes behind-the-scenes with Treyarch as they talk about the Escalation multiplayer maps – Zoo, Convoy, Hotel and Stockpile. The new DLC will be available on May 3. Additionally, to celebrate the upcoming release [...]

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It’s no secret that the Battlefield series has some of the most fun and well-polished first-person shooting of the “next-gen” consoles.  While often overshadowed by Call of Duty, Battlefield can certainly hold it’s own, and the new Battlefield 3 video gives the impression that this installment will be the most impressive yet. Focusing on urban, [...]

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EA SPORTS and ESPN announced that the two finalists of the Madden NFL 12 Cover Vote campaign, hosted exclusively by ESPN.com and “SportsNation,” are Peyton Hillis (RB, Cleveland Browns) and Michael Vick (QB, Philadelphia Eagles). Over 11 million votes have been cast on ESPN.com’s “SportsNation” during the first four weeks of the Madden NFL 12 Cover Vote [...]

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I, like the multitude of other gamers struggling with our sometimes pricey hobby, didn’t have the cash to sink into a rig capable of running the first Crysis titles. Missing out on the much lauded game, I was anxious to see what all the fuss was about now that the franchise made the jump to [...]

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Today, Ubisoft announced that Michael Jackson The Experience is now available for Kinect. Michael Jackson The Experience allows players to learn how to dance and sing like the King of Pop and perform to more than two dozen of his songs including some of his iconic hits.  Fans will get a chance to play with [...]

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Starting today, Kinect support for Netflix now allows consumers to instantly watch TV shows and movies streaming from Netflix with just the wave of their hand and sound of their voice. As the first console to launch streaming from Netflix in 2008 and the only device that lets you share your favorite movies and TV shows with [...]

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TikGames revealed Xotic today, a unique hybrid of the first-person shooter and arcade genres, and is expected to come to Xbox LIVE Arcade this summer. “Xotic is an all-new twist on a genre full of likeminded games,” said Anatoly Tikhman, Founder and CEO of TikGames. “Instead of running around and shooting the same old soldiers with the [...]

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It’s been just about six months since Microsoft launched the Kinect and made gamers across the world their own controller.  While it’s easy to try and size something up when it’s brand new, giving consumers and developers a bit of time to become acclimated to the new technology before evaluating will paint a more accurate [...]

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